Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 22:29:40 -0400 (EDT) From: David Miller <dmiller@search.sparks.net> To: Mike Boto <bl29x5@earthlink.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Partition size Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005172227170.24997-100000@search.sparks.net> In-Reply-To: <002701bfc06d$e2a510a0$6b57d03f@oemcomputer>
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On Wed, 17 May 2000, Mike Boto wrote: > I recently replaced my 4.0 GB hard drive with a 15.3 GB one, and when > putting FreeBSD on it, found that I could only access roughly 2GB of > the entire disk. Now I had read about how this was a problem in various > DOS formats, as well as Win95A, but I didn't consider it a factor when > using the entire disk for a BSD install. Out of curiosity, I tried > installing Win98 (the only other operating system discs I had on > hand) to see if it was a hardware issue, but it recognized the entire > drive with no problems. I've been looking for a solution to this for an > hour or so, and I was hoping someone here could assist me on how to > utilize the entire drive. You're probably running into a bios limitation. Your choices are to use an alternate bios setup which "translates" the number of cylinders into something under 1024, or to setup freebsd with two partitions, or slices. --- David To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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